Co-founders Walter Catton and Mark Fellwock opened the spirits sampling and serving room Nov. 4. It is their first manufacturing facility, but plans are to enter the Chicago and Denver-Fort Collins-Boulder region in the first quarter of 2014.

What does it do?

The craft spirits distiller has spent the past year bringing its first products — private-label Coppercraft rum and vodka — to market. The spirits are priced at $30 per bottle. It plans to begin producing a line of gin and citrus vodka inside its 9,000-square-foot facility Dec. 29, both priced at $30 per bottle. Additional spirits, including apple brandy and a few varieties of whiskey, are planned for 2014.

How many employees?

Four

What do they say about it?

“We are grain-to-glass craft spirit makers using locally grown ingredients in our process,” said Fellwock, a Hope College graduate. “We’re going to let the public demand drive the hours,” Catton added. “For now, we want to be a place where people come to taste our product, stop for a drink after work, come home before going out to dinner or stop for a nightcap at the end of the evening.”

Why here, why now?

“Few people ever get the chance to be in a distillery and see the process,” Catton said. “Here, they can actually sit and sip drinks in the same room with our 350-gallon, handmade copper-pot still and 88 oak barrels where our bourbon is again.”

When is it open?

The spirits room, which seats about 50 and is available for group events, is open for tasting and drink service from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and 4-9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. The menu features seasonally inspired cocktails starting at $7.

How to contact?

You can find it online at coppercraftdistillery.com and Facebook.com/coppercraftdistilerry, or email Catton and Fellwock at info@coppercraftdistillery.com.